Acknowledgements
The Hon’ble Chief Minister and Hon’ble Minister of MA&UD for taking personal
interest in this conference.
We are indebted to Shri. R. Valavan Karikal, IAS, Dr. C. L. Venkata Rao,
Shri. B. S. S. Prasad, IFS (Retd.), Prof. S. Vijaya Raju and Prof. A. Rajendra
Prasad, VC, ANU, for their unconditional support and guidance for preparing the
platform for successful 8th IconSWM at Guntur, Vijayawada, AP.
I must express my gratitude to Mr. Vinod Kumar Jindal, ICoASl;
Shri. D. Muralidhar Reddy, IAS; Shri. K. Kanna Babu, IAS; Mr. Vivek Jadav, IAS;
Mr. Anjum Parwez, IAS; Mr. Bala Kishore; Prof. S. Varadarajan; Mr. K. Vinayakam;
Prof. Shinichi Sakai, Kyoto University, JSMCWM; Prof. Y. C. Seo and
Prof. S. W. Rhee, KSWM; Shri. C. R. C. Mohanty, UNCRD; members of Industry
Associations in Andhra Pradesh; Prof. P. Agamuthu, WM&R; Prof. M. Nelles,
Rostock University; Dr. Rene Van Berkel, UNIDO; and Ms. Kakuko
Nagatani-Yoshida and Mr. Atul Bagai, UNEP and UN Delegation to India for their
active support.
IconSWM-ISWMAW Committee acknowledges the contribution and interest of
all the sponsors, industry partners, industries, co-organizers and organizing partners
around the world; the government of Andhra Pradesh, Swachh Andhra Corporation
as the principal collaborator, the vice chancellor and all the professors and academic
community at Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU); the chairman, vice chairman,
secretary and other officers of AP State Council of Higher Education for involving
all the universities in the state; the chairman, member secretary and officers of the
AP Pollution Control Board, the director of factories, director of boilers, director of
mines and officers of different ports in Andhra Pradesh; and the delegates and
service providers for making successful 8th IconSWM.
I must specially mention the support and guidance by each of the members of the
International Scientific Committee, CRIC members, the core group members and
the local organizing committee members of 8th IconSWM who are the pillars
for the success of the programme. The editorial board members including the
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The Hon’ble Chief Minister and Hon’ble Minister of MA&UD for taking personal
interest in this conference.
We are indebted to Shri. R. Valavan Karikal, IAS, Dr. C. L. Venkata Rao,
Shri. B. S. S. Prasad, IFS (Retd.), Prof. S. Vijaya Raju and Prof. A. Rajendra
Prasad, VC, ANU, for their unconditional support and guidance for preparing the
platform for successful 8th IconSWM at Guntur, Vijayawada, AP.
I must express my gratitude to Mr. Vinod Kumar Jindal, ICoASl;
Shri. D. Muralidhar Reddy, IAS; Shri. K. Kanna Babu, IAS; Mr. Vivek Jadav, IAS;
Mr. Anjum Parwez, IAS; Mr. Bala Kishore; Prof. S. Varadarajan; Mr. K. Vinayakam;
Prof. Shinichi Sakai, Kyoto University, JSMCWM; Prof. Y. C. Seo and
Prof. S. W. Rhee, KSWM; Shri. C. R. C. Mohanty, UNCRD; members of Industry
Associations in Andhra Pradesh; Prof. P. Agamuthu, WM&R; Prof. M. Nelles,
Rostock University; Dr. Rene Van Berkel, UNIDO; and Ms. Kakuko
Nagatani-Yoshida and Mr. Atul Bagai, UNEP and UN Delegation to India for their
active support.
IconSWM-ISWMAW Committee acknowledges the contribution and interest of
all the sponsors, industry partners, industries, co-organizers and organizing partners
around the world; the government of Andhra Pradesh, Swachh Andhra Corporation
as the principal collaborator, the vice chancellor and all the professors and academic
community at Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU); the chairman, vice chairman,
secretary and other officers of AP State Council of Higher Education for involving
all the universities in the state; the chairman, member secretary and officers of the
AP Pollution Control Board, the director of factories, director of boilers, director of
mines and officers of different ports in Andhra Pradesh; and the delegates and
service providers for making successful 8th IconSWM.
I must specially mention the support and guidance by each of the members of the
International Scientific Committee, CRIC members, the core group members and
the local organizing committee members of 8th IconSWM who are the pillars
for the success of the programme. The editorial board members including the
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